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Question 1): Yes, Virginia, there was a Michigan government shutdown last Wednesday, no matter how much Gretchen Whitmer denies it. However, it lasted just a few hours, and its immediate impact was so inconsequential as to be unnoticeable. Then, at the 14th hour, the Michigan Legislature approved a week-long ‘continuation budget’ for the 2024-25 fiscal […]

Question 1): The Michigan Republican Party’s 35th Biennial Mackinac Leadership Conference wrapped up a week ago. GOP state Chairman Jim RUNESTAD (R-White Lake) reported that 1,250 people paid for credentials to this year’s policy conference, a significant improvement from two years ago when attendance was scant. Former Chair Kristina KARAMO nearly bankrupted the party at the […]

Question 1): What might we anticipate will be the public’s reaction if there is a state government shutdown on October 1 because Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature fail to reach a deal on the FY 2025-26 budget? Answer 1): Disgust, but resignation. After all, the electorate has seen this movie before, albeit rarely, and […]

Question 1): Should Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, now running for governor in 2026 as an Independent, once again shock Michigan’s political world by appearing on Mackinac Island in the midst of next week-end’s  state GOP’ biennial leadership conference? Answer 1): It would be a bold move, but probably not. First, it would provide the Michigan Democratic […]

And now for something completely different — not about Michigan politics but about the current campaign for Mayor of New York City. The voters’ verdict in the November general election may reverberate far beyond Gotham, and that includes Michigan. The following article by two women journalists is worth the read … How Zohran Mamdani Achieved […]

Mike Duggan is riding high right now. The Detroit mayor has picked up a lot of momentum since he rocked the Michigan political world by announcing early this year that he would run for governor in 2026 not as a Democrat (which he always was) but as an Independent. Just last week, his appearance on […]

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC, has been in the news for an alleged scandal. A probe by the Attorney General focuses on Fay Beydoun, a Metro Detroit businesswoman active in Democratic politics, for allegedly misusing a $20 million state grant, administered by the MEDC. And the real question is: Why didn’t this happen […]

Question 1): Lansing has been abuzz about the $20 million Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant awarded to former MEDC board member Fay Beydoun in 2022. Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has been investigating Beydoun, a Governor Gretchen Whitmer donor, for embezzlement, to the point of raiding the MEDC for records. Yipes! Is this the end of the […]

Why the Almanac of American Politics remains the most important read amid today’s fractured political climate. Despite a polarized nation, the 2026 edition continues to offer trusted, comprehensive data and profiles, from local districts to Washington insiders, including an essential  Michigan chapter. For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the […]

SEE BELOW FOR LIST OF ‘SECRET’ DONORS’ WHO SUPPORTED EFFORT TO THWART GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER DURING PANDEMIC “NO ONE WILL KNOW” EMAILS DISCLOSE ‘DARK MONEY’ FUNDING BEHIND ‘UNLOCK MICHIGAN’ The COVID cacophony of 2020-2021 may have ended, but the discordant melody lingers on. Republican state lawmakers opposed to the way Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unilaterally assumed […]